give up and give it a shot. dedication, to the places that you never need to hide occupations, the opportunity to see yourself in our lights

and all the city fires and the tabloid lies and the television guides for the missions and the boulevards and the way it is when money’s all you got

stop and stare at the accidents and stars that bore you we don’t dare, sing another song for, california

anywhere where the city lights are hopeless for you we don’t care, or need another song for, california

shut up and give me a shot on vacation, to the places that you never want to die on the station, everybody hears but no one needs to try on the telephone, on the methane dare every minute that you scream

for the errant scars and the dying stars every second that you take to fake your life

stop and stare at the accidents and stars that bore you we don’t dare, sing another song for, california

anywhere where the city lights are hopeless for you we don’t care, or need another song for, california

stop and stare at the accidents and stars that bore you we don’t dare, sing another song for, california

anywhere where the city lights are hopeless for you we don’t care, or need another song for, california